Love is on the Air--Happy Valentine's Day

I met John Larsen when I was 14 years old. He had just returned from a mission to London, England. His parents moved into our ward right before he left on his mission but I really don't remember meeting him then. He was kind to his little neighbor girl and regularly gave me rides to our ward choir practice. He liked to tease and he called me "cabbage head" because I was a freshman in High School (I don't see the connection). When I was 16-17 he was our Sunday school teacher. It was a big class and we really gave him a run for his money. Right after I graduated from High school my friend Debbie Nielson told me that John would like to date me--I was shocked, he was OLD (25). About a week later I went with the Young Adult group to the Manti Mormon Miracle pageant.  I rode in John's car and observed him carefully all evening. I decided it might be nice to go out with him. I usually stayed awake on long car trips to chat with my dad to help keep him awake so I did the same for John (little did I know this would be a lifelong activity). We talked all the way home. He dropped me off last and asked me to go out with him. We dated for only a couple of weeks before becoming engaged on Saturday, August 28, 1972. The next day the Highland Ward was split for the very first time making the Highland first and the Highland second wards. It was fun sharing our news with our ward family.


We were married on November 18, 1972, in the Provo Utah Temple. We were married by President Harold G. Clark--President of the Provo, Temple. We had a reception that night in the old Highland Chapel. John was coming down with the flu and felt awful. He suffered from the flu for our entire honeymoon to Bryce and Zion Canyons.

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